Monday was the first day in pads for the Patriots and needless to say, it did not live up to the expectations of fans and media alike. People at Monday’s practice were expecting more contact and physicality. Much to their chagrin, they got neither. Admittedly, the energy at practice for a first day in pads was not great. The practice lacked tempo and pace at times but it wasn’t because…

Patriots rookies have reported for training camp. 17 rookies total will be a part of the training camp roster and battling to either start, get playing time or make the team. Here is our prediction for each rookie and how we think things will play out for them in this camp. Christian Gonzalez, CB: Needs to start at boundary corner, plain and simple. The Patriots lucked out with Gonzalez falling to…